Derek Hanson

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Derek Hanson
Derek Hanson
@derek

I build blocks, plugins, and themes with WordPress and write about what I learn. This is my blog on the Fediverse; reply here and it shows up as a comment on the post. Personal account: @derekahanson.

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  • All of the sites I see now that are design reference libraries want to charge you for collecting and organizing inspiration. Essentially, people are selling access to their Pinterest board. If you are upset that AI is creating content, apps, and websites based on the designs of humans, what about…

  • https://www.notchowl.com/ I’m not ready to pay for a new tool these days, but this one really piqued my interest. One of the more creative approaches for a todo app. I was just looking at the notch on my laptop and getting annoyed by it covering menu bar items. This flips…

  • The screenshot will give it away, but I just took a screenshot that automatically uploaded to my media library and copied a share URL to my clipboard. Coming soon: PressShot.

  • The danger of AI for me right now is that the more I use it, the more ambitious I’m getting with creating. It’s awesome! I’m cooking something I’m really excited about. It may not be exciting to many because we can all just make whatever we want pretty much. But…

  • I’ve been using Impeccable skills for months to get better results with AI designing websites. Recently, Hallmark has gained some popularity. I like it. I like it a lot. It feels a little constrained and seems to do very well with UI polish, which I really like. I’m going to…

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